新概念英语课件NCE2-Lesson96

ThedeadreturnFestivalsaroundtheworldTheDragonBoatFestival

TheDoubleNinthFestival

TheSpringFestivalTombSweepingDay

TheLanternFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalTheDoubleSeventhFestival

WhatkindsoffestivalsinChinadoyouknowabout?BrainstormingfestivalsSpringFestivalLanternFestivalDragonBoatFestivalMid-AutumnDayInternationalWomen’sDayNewYear’sDayChildren’sDayNationalDayTheYouth

DayInternationalLabourDayWhatChinesepublicholidaysdoyouknow?HolidaysfestivalsChristmasApirlFool’s

DayValentine’s

DayEaster(Mar--Apirl)ThanksgivingDayNovemberMother’s

DayMayFather’s

DayJuneHalloweenOct.31Whatfestivalsofforeigncountriesdoyouknow?ValentinesFebruary14thPumpkinlightHalloweenEasterThanksgivingDay名称英文名称月份情人节Valentine’sDay2月14日复活节Easter3月21日或此日后月圆的第一个星期日耶稣受难日GoodFriday复活节前的星期五愚人节AprilFool’sDay4月1日母亲节Mother’sDay5月的第二个星期日父亲节Father’sDay6月的第三个星期日劳动节Labor

Day5月1日万圣节Halloween10月31日感恩节ThanksgivingDay11月的第四个星期4圣诞节ChristmasDay12月25日ForeignFestivals

DuMuItdrizzlesthickandfastontheMourningDay,

Themourner‘sheartisgoingtobreakonhisway。

Whenaskedforawineshoptodrownhissadhours?

Acowboypointstoahamletamidapricotflowers。

(吴伟雄译)

Ching-MingFestivalDoyouknowtheTangpoem:清明时节雨纷纷，路上行人欲断魂。

借问酒家何处有，牧童遥指杏花村。------[唐]杜牧

Tomb-SweepingDayApril5thDoyouknowChing-MingFestival?Whatdopeopledoonthatday?ChingMingFestivalInAprilThedaywerememberourdeadrelativesAChineseholiday,celebratedinApril,istheChingMingFestival.Ching,inChinese,meanspureorcleanandMingmeansbrightness.Mostpeoplecallthisholidaygrave-sweepingdaybecausepeopleheadtothecemeterytocleangraves.Ching-MingFestivalTherearemanyChingMingritualswhichincludepullingoutweedsaroundtheheadstone,cleaningthestoneandreplacingwiltedordeadflowerswithfreshones.Peoplealsoburnincenseandjosspaper.Thejosspaperisforthedeceasedtouseintheafterlife.You'llevenseefoodarrangedonheadstonesbutit'snotapicnic.Thefoodisanofferingtothespirits.ThreesetsofchopsticksandthreeChinesewinecupsarealsoplacedabovethefood,closetotheheadstone.Otherritualsincludefamilymemberspouringwineonthegraveorsettingofffirecrackerstoscareawayevilspirits.Thefirecrackersalsoletdeceasedlovedonesknowthey'retheretopaytheirrespects.LegendhasitthatunhappyspiritswandertheearthonChingMingday.DoyouknowthereisalsoafestivalfortheDeadinJapan?Whatdopeopledoonthatday?ThereisafestivalinJapancalledObon.ObonwasintroducedtoJapaninthetimeoftangandsuidynasty,calledO-bon,orsimplybon.IthasexistedinJapanformorethan500years.Obon

inJapanItisheldfromofJuly13toJuly16forfarewell.O-bonistheJapaneseversionoftheGhostFestival,whichhassincebeentransformedovertimeintoafamilyreunionholidayduringwhichpeoplefromthebigcitiesreturntotheirhometownsandvisitsandcleanstheirancestors'graves.Theydanceandsing.Theyalsoplacemanylanternsintotherivers.Newwordsandexpressionsfestival

n.节日

lantern

n.灯笼

spectacle

n.景象，壮观，场面onceayear每年itissaidthat据说....beexpectedto被认为...被预料…layout“摆出”、“摊开beexpectedtodo…被认为……，被预料……specially-madelantern特制的灯笼UsefulPhrases:allnightlong整夜throw…into…把……扔进asitisconsidered因为人们认为...thousandsof成千上万的theotherworld另一个世界amovingspectacle一个感人的场面★drift

①vi.漂流，漂移

Thousandsoflanternsslowlydriftouttosea.

Theboatdriftedgentlyacrossthewater.

②vi.漂泊，游荡

Hehaslosthisjobandjustdriftsinthecityalldaylong.

HedriftedfromFrancetoItaly.★

guide①vt.给……领路

Theoldmanguidedtheexplorersthroughtheforest.

Theselanternswillguidethedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.

②vt.指导（……的行动）；影响（……的决策等）

Weshouldbealwaysguidedbytruth.

Don’tletyourwife’sopinionguideyouractions.

Sentences：1.AFestivalfortheDeadisheld

onceayearinJapan日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。

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festival表示盛大的节日

Springfestival春节

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heldhold的过去式,意思是举行

holdameetingholdawedding

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onceayear每年

Hegoestoschooltoseehisteacheronceayear.2.．…thedead

aresaidtoreturntotheirhomesandtheyarewelcomedbytheliving.……

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thedead与theliving均为定冠词+形容词结构，表示某类人。

thepoortherichthewounded

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besaidtodo,itissaidthat据说....

Itissaidthatthereisaverybigfishinthelake.

Thebigsnakeissaidtoeatabullwhenitisveryhungry.

3.Astheyareexpectedtobehungryaftertheirlongjourney,foodislaidoutforthem.★

as处于句首引导原因状语“因为”的意思

beexpectedto被认为...被预料

Thelittlegirlwasexpectedtobedead,butshewasrescuedbysomeoneactually.

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layout摆开，展示，摆设

Justasshelaidoutthemeal,thetelephone

rang.4.specially-madelanternsarehungoutsideeachhousetohelpthedeadtofindtheirway.

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hung,hang的过去式,悬挂绞死吊死

作“悬挂”讲时过去式为hung，作“绞死，吊死”时过去式为hanged5...thrownintoariverorintotheseaasitisconsidered…

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throwinto把...扔进...

Hethrewhisdirtyclothesintothewashingmachine.

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asitisconsidered...因为人们认为...

Alltheparentsinthatvillagedidn'tallowtheirchildrentogotoschool,asitisconsideredknowledgecandonothing.6.thousands

of

成千上万的

hundredsof成百上千的7.theotherworld，另一个世界，即阴间

world可以与一些限定词连用以表示“今世／现世”、“来世”、“黄泉”等：

thenextworld/theworldtocome来世

Shebelievesthatshewillmeetherdeadparentsintheotherworld.

8.amovingspectacle，一个感人的场面。

Thisisreallyamovingfilm,mostoftheaudienceweptduringtheshow.specially-madelanterns，特制的灯笼。specially-made是个复合形容词由副词+过去分词构成well-intentioned善意的well-known著名的well-preserved保存得好的widespread广泛流传的candle-lit点着蜡烛的ahorse-drawncart一辆二轮马车atree-linedstreet林阴街道allnightlong，整夜。long在这里是副词表示“整个”、“在整段期间中”，通常与

all连用：一整天都在下雪。Itsnowedalldaylong.她整个夏天都和她爷爷呆在一起。Shestayedwithhergrandfatherallsummerlong.Thedeadaresaidtoreturn

besaidto“据说”“据统计”“众所周知”“必须指出”

据报道联邦政府不肯提供资金。ItisreportedthattheFederalGovernmentrefusedtoprovidethefunds.必须指出，中国是个发展中国家，将永远和第三世界站在一起。ItmustbepointedoutthatChinaisadevelopingcountryandwillalwaystakesideswiththeThirdWorld.这次水灾造成的损失据估计已超过50亿美元。Thelossescausedbythefloodareestimatedtohaveexceeded$5,000,000,000G